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Re:Another neo-Nazi site, Stormfront, is shut down by featherverse on Tuesday August 29, 2017 @05:38AM (#15123144)
Regardless of how the rules are presently defined, that would _never_ stand up in court. And I think it's a waste of time for us to squabble over nonsense that every rational thinking person knows is nonsense.

It's important to remember and consider the reason that registrars exist and the reason ICANN was created. All of these things are meant to protect the sanity of internet operations, not to contribute to their corruption and breakdown.

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Re:Another neo-Nazi site, Stormfront, is shut down by LyndsySimon on Tuesday August 29, 2017 @11:35AM (#15124965)
> Regardless of how the rules are presently defined, that would _never_ stand up in court

IANAL, but I agree. When you sign up for privacy protection, you're hiring the registrar to act as your agent. If they then act outside their granted authority as such, then they're doing so in breach of contract. I believe that's called 'conversion'.

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